Magazine razor blade holder



March 16, 1948. A. A. Rouse MAGAZINE RAZOR BLADE HOLDER Filed May 14, 194e Patented Mar. i6, 1948 UNTED STATES Y PATENT OFFICE MAGAZINE RAZOR BLADE HOLDERl Ardie A. Rouse, Orange, Tex.

Application May 14, 1946, Serial No. 669,592

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a magazine razor blade holder.

An object of the present invention is to provide a magazine razor blade holder which includes a curvedly down-turned shaving edge and longitudinally-slidable means for feeding a blade from a blade-containing receptacle into said head.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a magazine razor blade holder which includes a curvedly down-turned shaving head and a slidable blade ejector operable by a finger piece upon the handle thereof for feeding a blade from a blade-containing receptacle into said head.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a magazine razor blade holder wherein a removable water-excluding cover closes the top of the blade-containing receptacle and is provided with means for forcing the lowermost blade into position for feeding same into a curvedly down-turned shaving head.

Other important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings, wherein, merely for illustration, a preferred embodiment is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of said embodiment.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section therethrough.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the upper section.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse section taken through Figure 2 on the line 4 4.

Figure 5 is a plan view of one of the blades.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the magazine razor blade holder 6 is composed of superimposed and coextensive upper and lower platelike sections l and 8, each of which comprises a reduced handle portion 9 with a slightly flared terminal portion lil, and a relative wide generally rectangular head portion II, which substantially midway between its ends curves downwardly and rearwardly through an arc of about 90 degrees, as shown at I2 in Figure 2. The sections 'I and 8 are separably secured together by means of countersunk screws I3 and l@ located near the handle terminal Ill and at the forward end of the handle, respectively.

The head portion I I of the upper section 1 has on its top in advance of the curved portion I2 a transverse riser defining a transversely elongated rectangular receptacle, over which is frictionally engaged a water-excluding cap I6 open at its ends, as shown in Figure 4, and having riveted thereto at Il the center of an upwardly bowed hangs and slides upon the top of the upper section 'I and covers the slot 2I. On the forward end of the shank 22 is a flat yoke 26 with forwardly projecting arms 21 proportioned to engage only outer edge portions of a blade I9.

As indicated in Figures 2 and 3,'the top of the forward part of the handle portion 9 and the top of the head portion II of the lower section 8 are recessed, the handle portion having a longitudinal channel 28 to slidably accommodate the shank 22 of the blade feeder, and the head portion having a transversely elongated channel 29 in which the yoke 26 works, with its arms 2l arranged to work in grooves 30 at the sides of the head portion. The lower surface of the head portion II of the upper section is relatively smooth except for slight ridges 36 at the side edges thereof for engaging the outer edge areas 3l located outside of the grooves 3i) on the top of the lower section head portion II. These ridges space the remainder of the under side Aof the upper head portion from the upper side of the lower head/portion I I to provide ample room for the blades I9 to move down the blade channel thus defined, from the magazine area to shaving position at the lower end of the curved portions I2, as shown in Figure 2.

The blades, which in practice may be relatively small, such as 1/4 inch wide, 11%; inches long, and 1/54g inch in thickness in the cutting part 32, with depending lugs 33 at each end sie of an inch thicker and 1,64 of an inch wider. The lugs 33 run in the side grooves 3B of the lower head portion and move downwardly with the cutting edge 34 forward. The width of the blades I9 and the stroke of the feeder are so proportioned that the cutting edge 34 of the lowermost blade projects from the lower ends of the curved portions I'2 the correct distance for shaving. A cleanout slot 35 is provided in the upper section curved part I2 immediately above the lower end thereof.

It is obvious that as the blade feeder is pushed forward it moves the bottom blade I9 of the stack in the magazine forwardly a distance equal to a blade width and that the button 25 is then manually retracted so as to return the feeder to initial position and permit the spring I8 to drop another blade in front of the yoke 26. Thus, at each stroke of the feeder all of the blades in the head portions are moved one step until one of the blades reaches the shaving position. Thereafter, a further stroke will eject and discard the blade in shaving position and install the following blade in shaving position.

A new stack of blades l`9 may be installed by removing the cover I6 and passing the blades downwardly through the receptacle I5.

I claim:

1. A magazine razor blade holder comprising a body composed of a pair of substantially similar superimposed sections, means separably securing said sections together, said body comprising a reduced relatively straight handle part terminating at its forward end in a relatively wide, generally rectangular shaving head part having its forward portion thereof curvedly downturned, a blade receptacle on the upper section of the shaving hea-d for containing e, stack of blades, blade passage means formed in said shaving head between said sections, and blade-feeding means longitudinally slidably mounted in channel means formed between the sections in said handle part, said channel means communicating with said blade passage means, said blade-feeding means comprising a linger piece projecting through a slot formed in one of the said sections, a shank working in said channel means. and a yoke working in said blade passage means, said yoke in the retracted position of said blade-feeding means being positioned to the rear of the stack of blades and arranged to push the lowermost blade of the stack forwardly into said blade passage means upon forward operation of said blade-feeding means.

2. A magazine razor blade holder comprising a body composed of a pair of substantially similar superimposed sections, means separably securing said sections together, said body comprising a reduced relatively straight handle part terminating at its forward end in a relatively wide generally rectangular shaving head part having the forward portion thereof curvedly downturned, a blade receptacle on the upper section of the shaving head for containing a stack of blades, blade passage means formed in said shaving head between said sections, and blade-feeding means longitudinally slidably mounted in channel means formed between the sections in said handle part, said channel means communicating with said blade passage means, said blade-feeding means comprising a finger piece projecting through a slot formed in one of the said sections, a shank working in said channel means, and a yoke working in said blade passage means, said yoke in the retracted position of said blade-feeding means being positioned to the rear of the stack of blades and arranged to push the lowermost blade of the stack forwardly into said blade passage means upon forward operation of said blade-feeding means, a removable water-excluding cover closing the top of said blade receptacle and having a spring pressing upon the uppermost blade of the stack so as to force the lowermost blade of the stack in feeding position in front of said yoke upon retraction of said blade-feeding means iollowing the forward displacement of a preceding blade.

3. A magazine razor blade holder comprising a body composed of a pair of substantially similar superimposed sections, means separably securing said sections together, said body comprising a reduced relatively straight handle part terminating at its forward end in a relatively wide, generally `rectangular` shaving head part having its forward portion thereof curvedly downturned, a blade receptacle on the upper section of the shaving head for containing a stack of blades, blade passage means formed in said shaving head between said sections, and blade-feeding means longitudinally slidably mounted in channel means formed between the sections in said handle part, said channel means communicating with Said blade passage means, said blade-feeding means comprising a ringer piece projecting through a slot formed in one of the said sections, a shank working in said channel means, and a yoke working in said blade passage means, said yoke in the retracted position of said blade-feeding means being positioned to the rear of the stack of blades and arranged to push the lowermost blade of the stack forwardly into said blade passage means upon forward operation of said blade-feeding means, said blades having lugs depending from their side edges and projecting forwardly beyond the cutting edges of the blades, and said blade passage means including grooves at the sides thereof in which said lugs run as the blades are fed through said blade passage means, the forwardly projecting portions of said lugs being arranged to engage the trailing edges of preceding Iblades and the walls of said grooves so as to prevent the leading cutting edges of the blades from contacting the trailing edges of preceding blades and the walls of said blade passage means.

ARDIE A. ROUSE.

REFERENCES CTEE) UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Minnelli Apr. 23, 1935 Number 

